如同蘋果將可控制HomeKit設備的Home (家庭)App帶進Apple Watch，三星稍早也宣布將可控制物聯網家電、電視的SmartThings App帶到Gear S3與Gear Sport，讓使用者能直接透過在智慧手錶、手環上點按即可操作家中聯網設備。
而此次宣布將使SmartThings App進駐智慧穿戴裝置，意味使用者日後透過可獨立聯網運作的智慧手錶即可操作家中物聯網設備，同時能以無縫隙方式銜接不同裝置操作，而不一定要透過手機點按操作。
不過，畢竟在智慧穿戴裝置上的操作，因此相關功能可能會與手機上的操作仍有些差異，例如僅對應概略的開關、明暗調整等，其餘操作就可能要藉由Bixby數位助理以聲控形式操作。
三星目前將貫徹本身在物聯網應用發展，預計今年多款家電產品都會導入物聯網應用功能，甚至進一步整合Bixby數位助理服務，同時也計畫大幅簡化智慧家電操作難度，讓使用者能以更直覺、簡單步驟就能完成操作，預計從2019年至2020年之間更計畫讓所有家電產品都融合物聯網應用。
During its CES press conference today, Samsung announced that this year, it will bring the SmartThings app to its Gear S3 and Gear Sport smartwatches. The company』s presentation was very focused on how it will bring all of its connected devices together to create a seamless ecosystem with simple user controls, and adding the SmartThings app to its latest smartwatch models will be a nice step in that direction.
With the SmartThings app right on your Samsung smartwatch, you』ll be able to control other connected smart devices such as your lights and thermostats, from your wrist, giving you simple control over your environment. Samsung didn』t give any details on when its watches will get the app, but it should happen sometime this year.
Companies have often promised to give consumers a more seamless experience when navigating between different smart devices and so far those promises haven』t been fully delivered on. But Samsung and others have doubled down on those promises at CES this year, so maybe we』ll actually get to experience these simplified experiences in the not too distant future.
